George P. Johnson buys German company

Published on March 17, 1999.

Auburn Hills, Mich. -- The George P. Johnson Co., a privately held exhibit and event company, announced Wednesday that it had acquired a majority stake in Raumtechnik Messebau GmbH, an exhibit and event company based in Stuttgart, Germany. Raumtechnik has annual sales of about $18 million and employs about 100 people. George P. Johnson counts IBM Corp., DaimlerChrysler and Siebel Systems among its clients.